Intermedia
Intermedia is an area that integrates and investigates technologically-based media as a fine art form. The program is “connected” not only through wires, but through a philosophy of art that seeks to bridge traditional stylistic and media boundaries, which separate artists and limit artistic possibility. Comprised by the areas of Photography and Electronic Media, emphasis is placed on an open and intuitive approach to art making in conjunction with formal and conceptual development.
Through a variety of media explorations, including both digital and traditional photographic processes, digital video, animation, installation, interactivity and sound design, students are encouraged to develop unique and compelling forms of expression. Emphasis is placed on experimental, new and alternative uses of technology which may be materially tangible or intangible, static or time-based, long-lived or temporary which promote an active theoretical framework within artistic inquiry. Crossovers with other studio art disciplines and the incorporation of other academic interests is strongly supported.
Facilities
The InterMedia lab is a networked T-100 MacIntosh Lab, outfitted with 12 G-5 Mac Pro work-stations all with 20-inch Apple Cinema HD monitors. The lab also has film and flatbed scanners, several digital video work stations, a large format inkjet printer and a variety of software including but not limited to updated versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Studio Pro, Flash, Dreamweaver, Logic, and Ableton Live. Students also have access to an array of additional equipment to augment their work such as mini dv camcorders, digital cameras, Wacom drawing tablets and digital sound recorders.
The photography facilities include a gang lab with sixteen 4"x5" black and white enlargers, mural printing area, 14'x24' lighting studio, 72"x48" UV exposure unit for alternative process. In addition, upper-level students have access to a dedicated large format print lab complete with a G-5 Mac Pro computer, an Epson Stylus Photo R2400 printer and a 44 inch wide Epson Stylus Pro 9800 printer.
Inter-media students also have access to all other area facilities.
Faculty
Gerald Habarth - MFA University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Michael Sherwin - MFA University of Oregon
